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About On the North River

Forty years toiled in the Tel-com industry, married for 36 years widowed at sixty-one. Ten years in a relationship with a woman until her death. Was a Tea Party supporter. Today a follower of the Last American President to be honestly elected, Donald J. Trump. Recently had Ancestry.com tell me I'm Swedish, not Danish. I may need to change my avatar.

I Am a Dane

Posted on December 21, 2011 by On the North River

 

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Don’t sweat the small stuff

Posted on December 20, 2011 by On the North River

Václav In the last years of his presidency, Havel’s political opponents ridiculed him as a naïve moralist. Many ordinary Czechs, on the other hand, had come to dislike him not only for what seemed like relentless moralizing, but also because … Continue reading →

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“Smackdown”

Posted on December 19, 2011 by On the North River

A Word on Incandescent Light Bulbs Here’s an enlightening “Smackdown” sequence in which Rand Paul challenges a smarmy Obama energy bureaucrat named Kathleen Hogan. It’s a telling exchange. When Paul points out, with devastating logic, that Obama’s policies are coercive … Continue reading →

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British: Wherever You Are.

Posted on December 18, 2011 by On the North River

For all military families. Out Tomorrow: Wherever You Are (Military Wives with Gareth Malone) Official Video Amazon Oops! Out tomorrow is in Britain, in the Colonies it’s Dec. 27th.

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Global Warming Kerfuffle (reposted from 2011, still timely)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by On the North River

Many years ago, my late wife Donie and I were watching a network news show (back when we still had some vestige of belief in their offerings) that was announcing the discovery popularization of Anthropogenic Global Warming and to illustrate … Continue reading →

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Important post on Coyote Blog: Environmentalist Stick-Up

Posted on December 16, 2011 by On the North River

Environmentalist Stick-Up Watch the video, follow the link, show it to everyone you can. From the comments: Stan/Tx: Fracturing: The correct term is “fracturing” not “fracking”. Fracking is a made up word created by the environmental community and journalist that … Continue reading →

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None of the above, Taxes, bad Soros, evil Soros.

Posted on December 16, 2011 by On the North River

So why am I NOT a Republican?   Because the Republican Party for the last ten years behaved in why that could not be differentiated from the Democrats. And the Democrats behaved like Bolsheviks. Not All Taxes Are “Bad” Taxes I … Continue reading →

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Movie recommendation: Devils Double.

Posted on December 15, 2011 by On the North River

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: LFM Sundance Review of The Devil’s Double & Dominic Cooper as Uday Hussein Here is a chance to plug a movie and a web site, both of which I admire. The movie which came out almost a year … Continue reading →

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What did he say??? Myth of the 99%, Administration agrees to curb anti-Islamic speech in US.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by On the North River

Hey, stop this dangerous candidate! He’s told the truth! US presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich (whose Lazarus-like trajectory to the Republican nomination I flagged up here a month ago) has recently demonstrated yet again Melanie’s First Rule of Modern Political Discourse … Continue reading →

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Splash, Headline, Suber Rule, Car Talk

Posted on December 12, 2011 by On the North River

What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447 I’m going to look for a older article about the differences between Airbus and Boeing, it’s an article that addresses the differences between complete computer control (Airbus) and more traditional pilot control systems. … Continue reading →

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